Notice2021-11743
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
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Published
June 4, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. The purpose of this meeting is to review the results of examiners' scoring of written applications. Panel members will vote on which applicants merit site visits by examiners to verify the accuracy of quality improvements claimed by applicants. The meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11743]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session on Wednesday, August
25, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. The purpose of
this meeting is to review the results of examiners' scoring of written
applications. Panel members will vote on which applicants merit site
visits by examiners to verify the accuracy of quality improvements
claimed by applicants. The meeting is closed to the public in order to
protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. The entire meeting will be closed
to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via web conference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899-1020, telephone number (301) 975-2361, email
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet on Wednesday, August
25, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. The Judges Panel
is composed of twelve members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce,
with a balanced representation from U.S. service, manufacturing,
nonprofit, education, and health care industries. Members are selected
for their familiarity with quality improvement operations and
competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, service companies,
small businesses, nonprofits, health care providers, and educational
institutions. The purpose of this meeting is to review the results of
examiners' scoring of written applications. Panel members will vote on
which applicants merit site visits by examiners to verify the accuracy
of quality improvements claimed by applicants. The meeting is closed to
the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and
discussed.
The Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration
and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence
of the Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Litigation and
Information, formally determined, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended by Section 5(c) of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the meeting of
the Judges Panel may be closed to the public in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) because the meeting is likely to disclose trade
secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person
which is privileged or confidential, and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because
the meeting is likely to disclose information the premature disclosure
of which would, in the case of any agency, be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. The meeting,
which involves examination of current Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Award) applicant data from U.S. organizations and a discussion
of these data as compared to the Award criteria in order to recommend
Award recipients, will be closed to the public.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-11743 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am]
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